How to: Matching Eggs to Hens
As I mentioned previously, I have a duck on meds, whose eggs cannot be eaten for 6 weeks after her last dose. This is somewhat problematic, since this means that even...
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Injured Duck Update
I managed to get Brienne in to see the vet late last week. Getting her there was a task in it’s own rite, but once we got there she calmed down, and seemed not to mind...
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Flooding, Trash and and Injured Duck
The rain we’ve had the last few days caused the stream to rise a bit yesterday. It also caused some trash to make its way downstream. I came home yesterday...
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R.I.P. Old Lady
Yesterday afternoon I left work early to get home to do some duck chores since the temps were comfortably above freezing. I got home about an hour before sunset, and...
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Who’s Laying?
This morning I realized that it’s 2017, and I really need to think about hatching plans for the coming months. I’ll be trying to take better notes as my...
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Heroux Potager
‘hɜru pɔ.ta.ʒe
What the heck is Heroux Potager? Well a potager is French for Kitchen Garden. Heroux is the name of the dead end street the homestead is on, and so we have Heroux Potager.
We are more than just a kitchen garden, of course, but the kitchen (and my stomach) was really what has dictated what we keep and grow.
What we have: Bees, ducks, and a little over an acre of land.
What we're planning: A 800+ sqft garden, meat rabbit setup and a few espaliered fruit trees.
What we'd have if Michaela had her way: A few pygmy goats and maybe an Alpaca for fiber.
Where we are: We're located in Northern Rhode Island, an area that saw a large influx of French - Canadian immigrants starting back in the mid-19th century. A population which in nearby Woonsocket is still the largest ethnic population in the city.
Heroux Potager is a member of the Livestock Conservancy, and is committed to the preservation of heritage breeds.
About Me
I'm Michaela and this is a thing I do.